Bac Ninh Province: International and Development

A series of special cultural activities is taking place in the northern province of Bac Ninh from November 11 to 30 mark 15 years of UNESCO-recognised Quan ho singing.

The Minister of Transport has signed a decision to officially open the Tien Son inland port, located in northern Bac Ninh province.

More than 700 singers from 24 Quan ho folk singing villages in the northern Bac Ninh province have gathered at the first-ever Quan ho village festival to mark the 15th anniversary of the UNESCO’s recognition of the folk singing as an intangible cultural heritage element of humanity.

On November 15, a delegation from the northern province of Bac Ninh led by member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Anh Tuan met with leaders of East Kazakhstan region, Kazakhstan, to promote cooperation between the two localities.

The northern province of Bac Ninh saw positive recovery in the index of industrial production (IIP) in the first nine months of 2024 with a 7.5% increase compared to the same period last year.

On October 13, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Chinese Premier Li Qiang got hands-on experience of making Dong Ho folk paintings and visited an exhibition displaying Vietnam’s distinctive agricultural products exported to China in Hanoi.

The total aquaculture output of Bac Ninh province was estimated at 29,356.9 tons in the first nine months of 2024, about 103.5% over the same period in 2023, according to a report from the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Bac Ninh province continued topping the nation for foreign direct investment (FDI) influx with a total of over 4.2 billion USD during January-September on the back of its sound investment climate, modern infrastructure, and abundant labour force.

(CPV) – The northern province of Bac Ninh attracted over 4.2 billion USD of FDI capital in the first nine months this year, continuing to lead the country in FDI attraction.

Bac Ninh’s state budget collection reached 24,354 billion VND in the first nine months of 2024, 78% of the year’s estimate and up 20.5% year on year, according to the provincial Statistics Office.

The Department of Industry and Trade of Bac Ninh province on October 4 launched online shopping and cashless payments Bac Ninh city in order to respond to the National Digital Transformation Day (October 10).

From October 2024, the Bac Ninh People’s Committee will organize a meeting with entrepreneurs on the 13th of every month, said the organ’s office on September 26.

The leaders of the northern province of Bac Ninh have just awarded investment policy decisions, investment registration certificates, memorandums of understanding and agreements in principle to 18 FDI projects, with a total capital of 5.6 billion USD.

The Bac Ninh Provincial Youth Union on September 25 organized a ceremony to launch the Bac Ninh Provincial Youth Innovation and Startup Center at VSIP Bac Ninh Industrial Park to celebrate the 6th Provincial Youth Union Congress, term 2024-2029.

The northern province of Bac Ninh has led the country in attracting FDI capital in the first eight months, with a total capital of over 3 billion USD.

Mr. Vuong Quoc Tuan, Chairman of the Bac Ninh Provincial People's Committee, announced that foreign investors have poured capital into 54 provinces and cities across the country. Bac Ninh led with a total registered investment of nearly USD3.47 billion from January to August, accounting for 16.9% of the country's total investment and nearly triple that of the same period last year.

More than 200 typical images, documents and artifacts on Quan ho folk singing are on display at an exhibition which opened at Bac Ninh provincial museum on September 9.

On June 26, President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines and her entourage paid a working visit to the KOTO humanitarian vocational training centre in Tien Du district, the northern province of Bac Ninh, as part of her official visit to Vietnam.

The northern province of Bac Ninh continues to be a top destination for foreign direct investment in Vietnam, thanks to its investor-friendly environment, modern infrastructure, and abundant workforce, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency.

The northern province of Bac Ninh has just approved a list of investment attraction projects in the locality in 2024, with a vision to 2030, including 167 projects, with an area of ​​about 11,638 hectares, said Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Vuong Quoc Tuan.

On August 12, Mr. Vuong Quoc Tuan, Chairman of the Bac Ninh Provincial People's Committee, met with Mr. Jason Lo, CEO of Johnson Group (Taiwan, China), to discuss the implementation of a project to manufacture sports equipment (Factory No. 2) at Thuan Thanh I Industrial Park.

On July 16, a delegation led by Mr. Park Sang Woo, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea (RoK), visited and worked in Bac Ninh province.

From July 3 to July 13, a provincial delegation led by Dao Quang Khai, Vice Chairman of the Bac Ninh Provincial People's Committee, paid a working visit to European countries, including Germany, the Czech Republic and Hungary, to promote investment cooperation.

The opening ceremony of the Bac Ninh Provincial Youth and Children's Football Tournament – 2024 Television Cup was co-organized by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Radio and Television, the Department of Education and Training, and the Provincial Youth Union of Bac Ninh Province at the Provincial Multi-purpose Gymnasium on July 10.

On July 4, Chairwoman of Bac Ninh People's Committee Nguyen Huong Giang welcomed a delegation of Japanese parliamentarians and businesspeople led by House Representative Yamamoto Gousei, Chairman of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance of the Restoration Party; Mr. Sakai Hironori, Chairman of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association; and representatives of Vietnamese community associations in the Kansai region (Japan) to explore cooperation and investment opportunities in Bac Ninh.

On May 31, an event titled “ Bac Ninh – Kinh Bac Cultural Night” took in Paris to promote cultural values of the northern province of Bac Ninh which is often referred to as Kinh Bac – a land with long history and ancient culture in Vietnam.

Standing Vice Chairman of the Bac Ninh Provincial People’s Committee Vuong Quoc Tuan on May 25 received a delegation from Chinese Jiangsu Province’s Yangzhou City led by Mr. Zhang LiTao, Deputy Mayor of the city, who learned about investment cooperation opportunities in Bac Ninh.

On May 7, the Bac Ninh authorities coordinated with Indian Embassy in Vietnam to make a floral tribute to mark the 163rd birth anniversary of Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore (May 7, 1861 - 2024) at the international friendship park in the northern province of Bac Ninh.

On May 7, the delegation from the Indian Embassy in Vietnam led by Mr. Subhash Prasad Gupta, Deputy Ambassador, visited Bac Ninh and offered flowers to the statue of the great poet Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore located at the International Friendship Park in the province.

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 – May 7, 2024), Ms. Nguyen Huong Giang, Chairwoman of the Bac Ninh Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, on May 2nd visited and presented gifts to the families of martyrs, soldiers, and frontline civilians who directly participated in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign in Tu Son city.